Table 1-8. System Messages (continued)

Message

Causes

Corrective Actions

 

 

 

Unsupported CPU

Microprocessor(s) is not

Install a supported

combination

supported by the system.

microprocessor or

Unsupported CPU

 

microprocessor

 

combination. See

stepping detected

 

 

"Installing a Processor" on

 

 

 

 

page 101.

Utility partition

The <F10> key was

not available

pressed during POST, but

 

no utility partition exists

 

on the boot hard drive.

Create a utility partition on the boot hard drive. See the CDs that came with your system.

Warning: Following

Faulty or improperly

See "Troubleshooting

faulty DIMMs are

seated memory module(s)

System Memory" on

disabled:

used by CPUn.

page 156.

CPUn: DIMM n

 

 

CPUn: DIMM n

 

 

Total memory size

 

 

is reduced.

 

 

 

 

 

Warning! No

Microcode update failed.

Update the BIOS firmware.

microcode update

 

If the problem persists, see

loaded for

 

"Getting Help" on

processor n

 

page 179.

 

 

 

Warning: One or

Faulty or improperly

See "Troubleshooting

more faulty DIMMs

seated memory module(s)

System Memory" on

found on CPUn

used by CPUn.

page 156.

 

 

 

Warning: The

Invalid memory

Ensure that the memory

installed memory

configuration. The system

modules are installed in a

configuration is

will run but with reduced

valid configuration. See

not optimal. For

functionality.

"General Memory Module

more information

 

Installation Guidelines" on

on valid memory

 

page 92. If the problem

configurations,

 

persists, see

please see the

 

"Troubleshooting System

system

 

Memory" on page 156.

documentation on

 

 

the technical

 

 

support web site.

 

 

About Your System

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